SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017
KXCR invites all to ‘Hearts
and Flowers’event at Elks
On Saturday evening, Feb.
11, invites everyone to a
dance and buffett event at the
Florence Elk’s Lodge.
KXCR DJ’s will present a
great selection of American
dance music of the last half
century for the community to
enjoy. The music played will
draw from many eras. From
Glenn Miller’s Moonlight
Serenade to Patti Page’s
Tennessee Waltz to Frank
Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Anne
Murray, Debbie Reynolds the
Beatles to the Everly Brothers
and from Aretha to Natalie.
The evening will be round-
ed out with raffle ticket prizes
from generous local business
owners.
A free buffet table stands
ready to sustain happy and
hungry dancers, and the Elks
Lodge no host bar will be
available to provide beverages
for the thirsty.
This Valentine Dance
Special continues the stations
string of music and dance pre-
sentations we hope will help
familiarize friends and neigh-
bors with our local, volunteer-
powered, nonprofit, non-com-
mercial, community radio sta-
tion. KXCR is located on your
dial at 90.7FM.
All are welcome. The Elks’
west door opens at 7p.m.
Admission is $5 per person.
and raffle tickets are for sale
inside.
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AARP tax prep assistance begins Feb. 1
Siuslaw Riverside Restaurant
to hold benefit spelling bee
Siuslaw Riverside
Restuarant will hold another in
its series of fund raisers for
local charities on Feb. 3.
Siuslaw Riverside is located
at 1340 Bay St. and it will be
charging $10 to enter a
spelling bee that begins at 6
p.m.
The winner of the spelling
bee will recieve a $25 gift cer-
tificate to the restaurant.
For more information, con-
tact Melonie at 541-991-3663.
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AARP members have been training to assist residents with state and federal tax returns since the beginning of
the year. The service is offered free of charge to low income households and is available to all, regardless of
age.
County Cultural Coalition awards grant to CROW
541-999-5083
Children’s Repertory of OR
Workshops (CROW) recently
received a grant in the amount
of $2,500 from the Lane
County Cultural Coalition
(LCCC) as part of it’s 2017
Cultural Opportunity Grants
cycle.
According to the website for
LCCC, “Grants are awarded in
the areas of arts, heritage and
humanities with the goal of
increasing cultural accessibili-
ty, awareness and education
throughout Lane County.”
Cultural Opportunity Grants
are funded by the Oregon
Cultural Trust. In 2017, the
LCCC awarded $39,000 to 19
cultural projects in Lane
County.
Funds from this particular
grant will be utilized to offset
the $6,450 in Florence Events
Center theatre rental and ticket-
ing fees projected in the budget
for CROW’s upcoming April
production of “The Addams
Family Musical.”
CROW held its first rehears-
al for the new youth musical
Jan. 23, and will be working
with a cast of nearly 60 young
stars, ranging from ages 4 to
23.
Aligning with the coalition’s
overall
goals,
CROW
described the musical project’s
specific and measurable objec-
tives as keeping the performing
arts alive and teaching local
youth how to effectively partic-
ipate as a cast/crew member in
a professional-caliber live the-
atre production; nurturing cre-
ativity, building confidence and
fostering a sense of belonging;
involving the local Florence
community and educators in a
valuable project that is measur-
able and will create countless
opportunities for growth, inter-
personal communication, net-
working, marketing, personal
enjoyment and other positive
social and economic benefits;
giving youth something to
strive for, and; providing an
exciting, affordable family-
friendly event to the local com-
munity.
CROW’s artistic director,
Melanie Heard, said, “CROW
was deeply honored to have
received these LCCC grant
funds, and wishes to thank the
Coalition and the Cultural
Trust for making a tremendous
impact on a rural nonprofit
with a shared common goal of
keeping the arts alive and thriv-
ing in our Lane county commu-
nities.”
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Tale Spinners hosting wellness panel today
On Saturday, Jan. 28, the
Siuslaw
Tale
Spinners
Toastmasters club will host a
special wellness panel from 10
a.m. to noon in the Bromley
Room of the Siuslaw Public
Library.
Topics for discussion will
include:
• Palliative Care with Donna
Becker, who has a masters
degree in social work
• Acupuncture with Patricia
Immel, licensed acupuncturist
• Yoga with Bill Fleenor,
registered Yoga teacher-500
• Nutrition with Laurie
Stone, certified holistic nutri-
Clarinet
Marmalade
Saturday, , Feb 11, 2 pm matinee
Saturday
Florence Events Center 541.997.1994
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By Linda Meyer-Kelly
tionist
• Fitness
with
Tracy
Markley, biomechanics fitness
specialist.
This event is open and free
to the public.
According to the National
Wellness Institute (NWI),
“Although there are many dif-
ferent views on what wellness
encompasses, we will be work-
ing with the current general
agreement that:
• Wellness is a conscious,
self-directed and evolving
process of achieving full
potential
• Wellness is multidimen-
sional and holistic, encompass-
ing lifestyle, mental and spiri-
tual well-being, and the envi-
ronment
• Wellness is positive and
affirming
The definition of wellness,
long used by the NWI is con-
sistent with these tenets.
Wellness is an active process
through which people become
aware of, and make choices
toward, a more successful exis-
tence.”
Come for a spirited and
insightful conversation as to
what wellness may mean to
you, your family and commu-
nity.
For more information, con-
tact Irma Geller at 541-999-
0912.
LCC Florence seeks
spring course proposals
Got an idea for a class and
want to share your expertise
with your neighbors?
Lane Community College
Florence Center’s Continuing
Education program is current-
ly accepting spring term
course proposals from interest-
ed instructors through Feb. 1.
The Continuing Education
program provides courses and
field trips to encourage life-
long learning in the communi-
D O
ty.
LCC’s spring term begins
April 3 and concludes June 16.
The program currently offers a
variety of courses on technolo-
gy, health and fitness, energy
medicine, cinema studies and
the arts.
To submit a course proposal
contact Marsha Sills, program
coordinator, at sillsm@lanecc
.edu or at 541-463-4825.
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